When the moon is all aglow,
know how a torch can burn,
All the pretty things you said
I was young, now another torch song must be
You told me that I was like
Told me I was fit to wear a crown.
So that you could get a thrill
you put me on a pedestal.
An d then you let me down,
You told me that I'd be wearing
I would have the smartest car in town.
Made me think that I'm the top,
and then you let the ladder drop.
You know you let me down,
And I walked upon a rainbow,
that's why I had to fall so far.
I was even looking for a cottage.
that's why I got cynical,
you put me on a pinnacle.
Oh, you let me down, let me down,
That's why I got cynical,
you put me on a pinnacle,
an d then you let me down,